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Agenda. >> shepard: the question for jay carney, especially yesterday is, about journalists and hash tag unfettered, that was the word of the day. he just kept saying the president believes journalists should have unfetter the access and all the rest for investigative journalism. when you say the same thing over and over and over like that. that means you have one talking point. what does that strategy say to us? >> it means they don't have a lot else to say. you heard today even the attorney general because he said he recused himself from it doesn't have much to say. nobody seems to know anyt...

>> i'm troubled by the notion that our government would per si sue such a broad away of media phone records. >> shepard: investigators say they needed to find a dangerous leak. >> i would like to try to pin down who authorized the subpoenas for the a.p. >> shepard: now president obama catching some criticism and questions about his leadership. tonight, you will hear from both sides. and, it's like the 90's all over again as o.j. simpson takes the stand to try to talk his way out of his prison sentence. >> did you ever hear any talk about weapons? >> no. >> did you ever see any weapons? >> no. ...

Later we learned the president was going to speak at 6:00 eastern time. he didn't speak at 6:00. he went off the air moments before the three nightly airings of newscast this was core greater weight of the evidence. >> and poorly choregraphed. >> he is not that guy and never has been. >> the content was very week teeth. this is not going away. i learned tonight a friend of mine. >> shepard: some news here for you a little news to break. >> if you saw the president's statement you would thinking the acting irs commissioner was leaving tonight and pack his bag. >> not the case. he will be a week...

Day, a saturday, when deputies met privately in the white house to reshape these talking points further, ultimately going through 12 versions, shep? >> shepard: james rosen in washington, thanks. that bizarre bust of an accused cia spy in russia just got a lot stranger. russian officials now say he is the second american spy they have caught this year. according to state controlled media there in russia today. they deported another american back in january. accused him of being a cia operative. u.s. officials again have no comment. this comes after russia announced just yesterday it's deportin...

Maybe we will learn a little bit more why would they have said only two rogue employees at the irs. if you are jay carney you have so many different threads to pull. important to compartmentalized and delegate and swallow any sarcasm at the podium. reporters are not in the mood to joke around. the person who could do this the best mike mccurry bill clinton's press secretary. he was in the middle of the lee enscwi secretary. i'm double parked in a no comment zone. one of the best lines ever for a press secretary. do you end up in a tough spot. some of these tough spots you get yourself into. >>...